Pandur joined Rangers after Hull planned new number one

Pandur joined Rangers after Hull planned new number oneImage source, SNSImage caption, Ivor Pandur played at Ibrox for the first time in Wednesday's win over St EtiennePublished2 minutes agoNew Rangers goalkeeper Ivor Pandur has revealed he passed up the chance to be part of Hull City's return to the Premier League after being told they planned to sign a new number one this summer.The 26-year-old, who was part of Croatia's squad at the World Cup, arrived at Ibrox at the same time as former England cap Jack Butland made the opposite journey to be part of Sergej Jakirovic's squad."It's strange," Pandur, who made 48 appearances last season as Hull won promotion via the play-offs, said. "The gaffer is also Croatian like me. He told me he wanted me to stay and to play."But the club had a different idea of bringing in another keeper who has Premier League experience, which I don't have yet."So they made it clear for me to know there would be somebody coming in as a number one.Devlin sees McInnes relationship bloom already for RangersPublished1 hour agoMcInnes glad of Rangers backing in appeal against banPublished12 hours agoPandur's arrival 'perfect timing' as Rangers add set-piece coachPublished21 hours ago"Whether I agree with it or not, it doesn't matter. That's football."I'm just proud and happy I got to share those two and a half years at the club with all these great people. It means everything to me."Rangers' interest in Pandur, who said it was "a lovely experience" to play in front of the crowd at Ibrox for the first time in Wednesday's pre-season friendly win over St Etienne, began before he joined Hull from Fortuna Sittard in 2024."I remember my agent was talking to a director who is not with this club any more and it came close," he recalled."It is probably better because I am much better than I was three or four years ago - I h...